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unpretentious

/uhn-pri-ten-shuhs/US // ˌʌn prɪˈtɛn ʃəs //UK // (ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs) //

朴实无华,谦逊,谦虚,朴素

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.simple, honest

Examples

  • An aerospace engineer by training, Calandrelli is young, deliberately unpretentious, and wildly enthusiastic—and at the time, she was nine months pregnant.

  • Xi’s crackdown gave a boost to New World wines—think Napa Valley, Chile, and Australia—as China’s image-conscious middle class looked for premium, but unpretentious, bottles.

  • When you are not walking, you drive a Volvo—a solid, unpretentious vehicle.

  • We try to be as unpretentious a band as possible and enjoy writing fun pop songs.

  • He pulls the reader in with his unpretentious, laconic style, and with his refusal to shy away from acknowledging his own flaws.

  • “[Ellen did] a crisp and unpretentious job,” wrote Tom Shales in The Washington Post.

  • On the other hand, she thought he was an unpretentious software genius.

  • Bergoglio is unpretentious and an advocate for the disadvantaged.

  • A quiet, unpretentious old border town is Hereford, pleasantly located on the banks of the always beautiful Wye.

  • The houses of the well-off were unpretentious outside, but were fitted inside with comfort and even elegance.

  • Even the most unpretentious houses in Pompeii have in them the remains of staircases (Fig. 44).

  • Sit down, sister; we are very proud and very happy that you have accepted our unpretentious invitation.

  • Something also it owed to its unpretentious yet practical and utilitarian character.